That is the reality of the Bucks. After 82 regular season games in which they have not been able to accommodate Damian Lillard as they wanted, or at least make the results and the game find some regularity, in a matter of days they face the first round of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers with the added problem of starting it without Giannis Antetokounmpo.
That’s how it is. At the end of the regular season The Greek suffered an injury to the soleus of his left leg and according to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN In Milwaukee they are clear that it is almost impossible for them to open the series against Indianapolis on the hardwood; Yes, they maintain hope that he can return at some point.
While they wait for Antetokounmpo’s evolution to mark the next steps to take, the reality is that the team is already preparing for the first round, understanding that he will not be in it, something they understand is necessary to go with all the guarantees to the fight. «Until we know if he will be playing or not, we will prepare as if he were not playing. It’s as simple as that,” says Khris Middleton.
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Questioned about his pupil’s situation, Doc Rivers opts to give him time so that he can get closer to his 100%, thus avoiding forcing his return. «Let’s give him a little more rest. He’s still doing conditioning and stuff like that, but we did a lot of 5-on-5 today and we didn’t want him out there. “We want him to be as close to 100% as possible, if that is possible at this point in the season,” concludes the head coach.
As for the tie against the Pacers, the truth is that they have suffered a lot against them in the regular season; so much so that they have lost four of five games, including the NBA Cup semifinal.
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2024-04-17 09:00:00
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